The Pledge

They were three days into the silence.  It was becoming insufferable for them all.  Though they each took turns on watching over her, they all felt drained.  She awoke only to stare into the distance, her eyes unseeing, her body pliable but unmoving.  They tired to talk to her but everything they said brought one or two actions. The crying, with it's streams of tears that seemed never ending, or the screams of denials that carried pain that even hell had not heard of.  And so the silence continued into its third day.

The Starlight's sat outside on the balcony of their apartment.  She was asleep so they welcomed the chance for a breather. "Jeez, I tell you one thing the Sailor Soldiers did not lie, about their princess being a cry baby!" Dropping down into a chair Yeten crossed his legs and arms in disgust. Seyia who was leaning against the rail looked over his shoulder, ready to snap at Yeten for such a low comment, but his words died on his tongue as he noticed the lines of strain around Yeten eyes.  Closing his tired eyes, he turned back to stare at the renewed city and sent up a prayer for them all.  Though he knew not who to pray to since his princess was now gone.

Taiki forever the more clam and rational one, pursed his lips at the interaction he witnessed between his friends.  All of their emotional states were fragile, and for good reason.  They had lost so much!  They came to this planet with a glimmer of hope in their eyes, only to have it wiped out and to lose even more. "Yeten I think it unfair what you say about Serena.  She has lost so many, in such a short time." His voice softened and filled with a little of the pain he felt in his heart with his next words. "After all who better then we should understand the pain she is going through, since we lived it not that long ago."

Yeten pale checks blushed as his frown deepened from his shame.  "You two misunderstood.  I guess what I was trying to say is…I didn't think it was possible for one small girl to have so many tears…that's all."

Taiki shed a small smile, for that was a close as Yeten would get to admitting he was wrong.  He turned his attention the still silent Seyia.  "Seyia! Yeten is right.  Serena would cry enough tears to fill up this city if we let her.  We have to do something to snap her out of this depression.  Though it seems cruel I believe we must do it soon and quickly! Otherwise I think the grief might drive her mad."  They both heard Yeten mutter under his breath "If it already hasn't" but choose to ignore that comment.

Seyia slowly turned to look at his two closest friends, his heart heavy with indecision as they both stared back at him waiting for his decision.  "Well…while part of me knows what you say is true, you two don't know Serena the way I do, though you know her better now.  She has a tender heart.  We are all she has left… I just don't feel right ripping away whatever tiny bit of peace she clings to."  Letting out a little scream of frustration Yeten explodes out of his chair

"That is exactly why we must help her.  She and her friends have given up everything for us to be here now.  They did that in part because they believed that we would care for her in their place." His balled fists shook with sorrow that he expressed with anger. "They trusted us, believed in us.  We have failed so many people who put their lives in our hands.  Our Princess…our princess, well I will not allow us to lose their princess too, the one who saved us all!"  Spent from his outburst cost him to much energy, he released his fists and slumped back down to his chair, arms and legs folded tight.

"Well said.  Seyia I really don't see how we have any other choice.  We can not let all those sacrifices be for nothing. Which will be what we are doing if we let the one who saved our universe not to mention our lives waste away with grief?"  Seyia continued to look down at the patio concrete, and then with flick of black hair and a characteristic smirk he addressed them with his decision.

"You're both right of course.  We must make her see that there is life after the death of her love ones.  I'll admit it will be tough to treat her roughly but we have been in many tough situations in the last few years.  It is our duty as Starlights if nothing else, that we must not let the shine of such a warm heart go out" walking towards them both he placed one hand on each other their shoulders. "I swear that we will not fail in this mission.  We will do it for all the other sailor soldiers, guardians and princesses that Galaxia claimed.  We will do it for Sailor Moon who brought the light of hope to the Universe and defeated the darkness of chaos" 

They both nodded and stood clasping Seyia's hand in return.  Turning they walked back into the apartment to await and break the next silence.

AN:Each chapter gets longer. Feel free to review every chapter you likeThis is just my point of view and how I would have liked things to continue.  I am a major Anime junkie, with Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Z being my two favorites.  Hope you like or at least find interesting.